True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read.
PLINY THE ELDERMost men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
More Pliny the Elder Quotes
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Accustom yourself to master and overcome things of difficulty; for if you observe, the left hand for want of practice is insignificant, and not adapted to general business; yet it holds the bridle better than the right, from constant use.
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The brain is the citadel of sense perception.
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When collapse is imminent, the little rodents flee.
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Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.
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True happiness consists in being considered deserving of it.
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Better do nothing than do ill.
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Most men are afraid of a bad name, but few fear their consciences.
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Many dishes bring many diseases.
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Example is the softest and least invidious way of commanding.
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In comparing various authors with one another, I have discovered that some of the gravest and latest writers have transcribed, word for word, from former works, without making acknowledgment.
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From the end spring new beginnings.
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The javelin-snake amphiptere hurls itself from the branches of trees.
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In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.
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On a farm the best fertilizer is the master’s eye.
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How many things… are looked upon as quite impossible until they have been actually effected?
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